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Conduct books for women were read in increasingly large numbers in Britain throughout the nineteenth century. Such documents are therefore a highly useful tool in tracing changes in social norms, etiquette, and the role of women throughout this period. This book collates extracts from a range of nineteenth-century conduct literature works, which cover topics such as household and health... Read more
Conduct Literature for Women 1830–1900 Part V: Volume 4 Religion: Introduction Advice to Young Women on Going to Service (1835) Harvey Newcomb, extracts from The Young Lady’s Guide to the Harmonious Development of Christian Character (1850) Maria H. Callco , A Few Household Hints (1856) A. C. W., Rules for Young Women ([1873]) Allan B. Webb, Woman’s Work for Foreign Missions of the Church of England ([1875]) Jane E. Hopkins, Village Morality (1882) Dorothea Beale, Address to Church Sunday School Teachers (1888) Paper of Self-Examination for Young Women ([1888]) 247J. Hiles Hitchens, A Ministering Angel: And How to Become One ([1890]) Editorial Notes. Volume 5 Health: Introduction Arthur Freeling, The Young Bride’s Book (1839) A. B. P., About to Marry ([185?]) Augusta Johnstone, extract from A Woman’s Preachings for Women’s Practice (1857) George H. Napheys, extract from Physical Life of Woman ([1895]) Dyce Duckworth, Sick-Nursing Essentially a Woman’s Mission,2nd edn (1885) Haydn Brown, extracts from Advice to Single Women Regarding their Health (1899), Editorial Notes.Volume 6 Women and Work: Introduction [Eliza Cheap], extract from My Station and its Duties, 2nd edn (1833) Mrs S. A. Sewell, Woman and the Times We Live In, 2nd edn (1869) William H. D. Adams, extract from Woman’s Work and Worth in Girlhood, Maidenhood, and Wifehood (1880) Anne G. Reid, Women Workers in the Liberal Cause ([1887]) Margaret E. Scott, Woman’s Work in Promoting the Cause of Hygiene (1891) Editorial Notes, Index.
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